Mulch oops

[Oldsrolet]

I just recently in the last couple days put some brown chocolate mulch down in the area of my waterfall and pawn. I really didn’t think it would happen but some of the die I guess they use for the mulch washed into my water in the pond. Will this be certain death for my fish or well They make it though this OK. Any information that would be helpful, would be greatly appreciated. Thanking you in advance

 

[Lisak1]

I don't think it will harm your fish - mulch dyes are non-toxic for a reason - but it may take a while to get the discoloration out of your water. Activated charcoal can help. You can buy bags of it an place them where the water will flow over them. It may take a few weeks, but eventually it should clear.

 

[BobDE]

This happened to me and the fish made out fine. The water was brown for a while.